Lee Kofman: Creating Compelling Characters

4 MayWorkshop

Well-rounded, compelling characters are essential to any work of literature. In this full-day workshop with acclaimed author Lee Kofman (Imperfect), explore what makes a compelling character and how to express human complexities on the page. Through theory, discussion and exercises, Lee will help you transform your characters – real or imagined – adding the paradoxes and idiosyncrasies that make human experience so layered.

Lee Kofman is the author of five books, including creative nonfiction works Imperfect and The Dangerous Bride, and was the co-editor of Rebellious Daughters, an anthology of prominent Australian memoirists. Her short works have been widely published in Australia, UK, Scotland, Israel, Canada and US. Her blog was a finalist for Best Australian Blogs 2014. Her next anthology Split will be published in 2019.